Sony UBP-X700 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray Disc Player - Black

Have been using for a few months now and have had no problems. Playback has been flawless. 4K upscaling is great. There is a second hdmi for audio. 3D looks great. Wi fi streaming works great. Apps are limited and cannot be downloaded but most of the popular ones are there including Netflix and Prime. Operation and menus can be a bit slow but adequate. Still one of the best 4K dvd players for the price.

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To fix playback freezing about an hour into a film, here's what I did. First, update the firmware: Setup > Network settings > Internet settings > connect to the Internet however you have it set up. Wireless must be 2.4ghz as 5ghz connections don't show up. Setup > Software update > via Internet After it's done you can disconnect it from the Internet forever unless you want to use any online features. Secondly, the 4k upscaler seems to cause issues. So let's fix that. Setup > screen settings: Hdr auto Dolby vision on (if you're watching Dolby Vision content and your TV supports it. Should be turned off for HDR movies and regular SDR Blu-rays as it desaturates the colour) Output video resolution auto if you want blu-rays to be upscaled by the TV, 4K if not. >>> 4K UPSCALE SETTING OFF <<< (this is seemingly what upsets it!) HDMI deep colour output auto With these settings I've had no problems with any discs at all. I'm not sure why it doesn't have these settings out of the box, but there you go. And here are the audio settings I'm using that might save someone some time: Setup > audio settings: Digital audio output auto Dts neo:6 off Audio drc off Downmix surround Anyway! Nice and small, about the size of a PlayStation 1. Feels quality, nice design. Very easy to set up (aside from the above!) and as mentioned I've had no problems enjoying my film collection since changing a few settings. Picture and audio quality is great. Player software is pretty barebones (reminds me of PS2 menus) but does the job very well. The manual's description of what every setting actually does can be confusing at times, so most of the setup time went into looking things up online. It should be noted that this is my first UHD player so I can't compare it to anything else, but I wanted something that supported Dolby Vision and wasn't massively expensive and this certainly doesn't disappoint!

I'm not complaining at being able to play 4k Bluray on the PS5, it's a nice extra. In practice though the interface and using a controller to watch movies on console has always felt a bit clunky to me, plus i always forget to turn off the controller while watching a long movie and waste the battery. I have quite a few physical DVD, BluRay HD/4K disks and wanted try going back to a dedicated player for a slightly nicer user interaction, but also to see if its true that picture quality and framerate is improved over the PS5. Much like the jump from HD to 4K, you're not going to be entirely blown away with the difference between 4k on a console and on a decent dedicated player, but it is definitely there. Faster disk start ups and rwd fwd searching, slightly smoother framerate when playing back 24fps material (less prone to 'judder' on panning shots etc). I'd say the picture (especially with HDR content) is crisper and more defined. It is worth playing with the Picture setting presets on your TV for best results though. Our LG TV automatically selected it's 'Game' mode when the player booted up, which is fine for the menus etc, but for actual movie content a 'Cinema' or 'Filmmaker' mode is get you better results. Speaking of Menus... The player's GUI is very very bland. Weird when you consider the effort made with PlayStation's menus etc (also by Sony). It's all very grey and functional. Oh one point... Luckily I bought this purely for playing disks, but you can forget using it as a 'Smart' player. There's only about 8 apps available. No Disney+. No Apple TV. No Now ect. And the BBC iPlayer App warned it was going to stop working in a few days time and be removed from the player's OS also.

The Sony UBP-X700 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray Disc Player Summary: A great product, pretty much future-proofed and well worth the price. A really good player with really good value for money. Highlights are built-in support for HDR.10 and Dolby Live will be added later. Review: First Impressions A solid and well-built unit. A good mix of plastic and metal, with a piano-black trim. Does not look out of place on my unit next to the tv. The remote by contrast looks and feels a bit on the cheap side, but buttons respond quickly and accurately to the touch, and becomes 2nd nature to use. Plugging in and initial setup: The instructions state to hook up all the connections BEFORE powering on the unit...so I did that. My tv is an LG C7 OLED unit so I plugged in my own HDMI cable as the Sony doesn't ship with one. It also had an HDMI audio out so you can plug in your sound-bar if you have one. Connecting via LAN, USB or coaxial digital is equally simple. Wireless support is limited to 2.4 Ghz but streaming directly from Netflix showed no drop-outs or buffering. The built-in setup wizard is quick and easy to follow and if you mess up you can reset all back to default and start again. It has the basics as far as apps go with Netflix, Amazon and Youtube available, so you can smarten up you TV if you need to. Picture: Wow. In conjunction with my OLED tv the picture is stunning. Visual are crisp, clear and startling. The first movie I played was The Martian blu-ray in standard and UHD formats and, the difference is palpable; the arid landscapes and harsh beauty are brought home with a clarity and detail that is jaw-dropping. The SD copy looks pale and washed out in comparison. Other UHD movies I tried were Kong, Superman vs Batman UHD, Pacific Rim UHD and Mad Max. DVD playback is okay, not impressive but it's fine,I really doubt if anyone is going to be playing dvd's here though it's nice that it has that ability if you want. Sound: My TV is Dolby Atmos enabled and has virtual surround sound abilities.The Dolby Atmos and surround-sound quality is adequate, having heard a dedicated Dolby Atmos setup and surround sound, I realised that to get the full detail of the picture and sound quality I need to upgrade from a tv speaker system to a dedicated setup. That being said, the sound, for all its limitations is amazing, Mad Max, Kong, Supes vs Bats have soundscape that really come over well with this unit compared to my other player. The LG really gives you an immersive experience, but I do think after this I need to upgrade my system. A better review for the sound can be found on What Hi*Fi's website. It also can playback most music formats like SA-CD, mp3, flac etc. I did not test this as this is a 4K player and will be used primarily as such. Verdict: This 4K player has value for money like no other 4K player. The bang for you buck is unrivalled.It's a bargain at the price-point and outperforms its big brother UBP-X800 by some distance. It's natural rivals at this point like the Panasonics and others cannot beat this unit in features or its crisp natural 4K output. Buy it. You won't regret it. Specifications: Playback Capability DISC - BD-RE, BD-RE Dual Layer, BD-ROM, CD (CD-DA), CD-R / -RW, DVD+R, DVD+R Double Layer, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R Dual Layer, DVD-RW, DVD-Video, SA-CD (SA-CD / CD) Playback, Stereoscopic 3D (profile 5), Ultra HD Blu-ray VIDEO FORMAT AVCHD Disc Format, HEVC, Motion JPEG (.mov, .avi), MPEG-1 Video / PS (.mpg .MPEG, .mkv).VOB, .VRO, MPEG-2 Video / PS, TS ( .mpg.MPEG, .m2ts, .mts, .mkv).VOB, .VRO, MPEG-4 / AVC (.mov, 3gp, .3g2, .3gpp, .3gpp2, .flv), MPEG-4 AVC (.mkv, .mp4, .m4v, .m2ts, .mts), VC1 (.m2ts, .mts, .mkv), VP6, VP8, VP9, WMV9 (.wmv, .asf, .mkv), Xvid (.avi, .mkv) AUDIO FORMAT AAC (.AAC, .mka), AIFF (.aiff, .aif), ALAC (.m4a), Dolby Digital (.ac3, .mka), DSD - DSDIFF / DSD (.dff, .dsf), FLAC (.flac, .fla), HEAAC v.1 / v.2 / level2, LPCM (.mka), Mokey's Audio, Vorbis, WMA10 Pro, WMA9 Standard (.WMA) PICTURE FEATURE 24p True Cinema, 4K Upscale (60p), Deep colour (12bit) DOLBY Dolby Atmos®(bitstream out)/Dolby® TrueHD decoding (7.1Ch) DTS DTS:X™(bitstream out)/DTS decoding (7.1ch) WI-FI® BUILT IN Yes WI-FI MIMO Yes FEATURES Screen mirroring (Wi-Fi Miracast) STREAMING 3D Streaming, 4K streaming, Live Streaming INPUT AND OUTPUT Coaxial Audio Output (s): 1 (Rear), Ethernet Connection (s): 1 (Rear), HDMI Output (s): 2 (Rear), USB Input (s): 1 (Front) Box Contains Instruction Manual, Remote Control, Type AAA x 2 batteries, Warranty Card,